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2017 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil 2017) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 November 2017 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in the Interlagos neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. The race was the penultimate round of the 2017 season and marked the forty-sixth running of the Brazilian Grand Prix, the forty-fifth time that the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950, and the thirty-fourth World Championship event to be held at Interlagos.

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas started from pole position with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen behind, after World Champion Lewis Hamilton crashed out of qualifying early and started from the pit lane. Vettel overtook Bottas on the first corner, after which he set the pace through most of the race. Vettel won the Grand Prix, followed by Bottas and Räikkönen. Hamilton eventually climbed to fourth, closing to less than one second of a podium finish.

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2017-11-13 How does a Formula 1 team recruit new staff?

We asked Renault Sport F1 team boss Cyril Abiteboul about his team’s recent recruitment drive, and how it’s crucial to get the right people to improve his Formula 1 car as the team pushes forward towards the front of the grid…Q: What's the main effort right now in terms of improving your F1 car?“Downforce, which is very much resource-driven. You have to have the right equipment, the ...

A Mercedes driver should have won the Brazilian Grand Prix. Both were fast enough. The faster of them almost managed it despite starting from the pits! The other should have got the job done having started from pole position. But both failed ultimately, to the delight of Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel.A chronic weakness of the Mercedes Formula 1 car played a part in scuppering star man ...

44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W08Start: PitsFinish: 4thStrategy: 1 stop (soft/super-soft)Rating: 9Hamilton's race was a 10 out of 10 effort. He had a new engine, and no need to conserve it, but to finish fourth from a pitlane start, within 5.5 seconds of the winner, was the maximum Mercedes expected.He's marked down for that uncharacteristic and costly crash in ...

Less than 48 hours after Mercedes F1 personnel escaped uninjured following a gunpoint robbery outside the Interlagos track, a car driven by Pirelli tyre fitters was targeted.They managed to escape uninjured, but it came after promises of a heightened police presence around the venue.On Monday, Pirelli announced it was cancelling this week's planned tyre test at the venue due to ...

The two-day test, aimed at completing Pirelli's evaluation work on its 2018 tyres, was scheduled to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday with McLaren drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Lando Norris.However, following a robbery attempt on Sunday involving Pirelli staff, the Italian manufacturer announced on Monday that the test has been called off."Following a robbery attempt, neutralized ...

Bottas claimed his third pole of the season but was passed by Vettel on the opening lap and failed to reclaim the position.He crossed the line 2.7 seconds adrift of Vettel but only 2.7s ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, who started from the pits."It was a great drive from Vettel, he won it at the start," Villeneuve told Motorsport.com. "He was aggressive."When you see what ...

Although the Milton Keynes-based team had won two of the four grands prix before Brazil, and been on the pace in practice and qualifying at Interlagos, it could do nothing to mix it at the front in the race.But after a run of reliability problems for Renault, Red Bull boss Christian Horner said that his outfit's efforts were not helped by it needing to wind down its power unit to ...

The Brazilian GP must have been a race of mixed emotions for Sebastian Vettel and Scuderia Ferrari.On the one hand they beat pole man Valtteri Bottas in a straight fight, ending Vettel's run of recent misfortune, and logging a morale-boosting late season win.On the other, there was no escaping the fact that a man who started 20th and from the pitlane crossed the line just 5.4 seconds ...

The Brazilian GP must have been a race of mixed emotions for Sebastian Vettel and Scuderia Ferrari.On the one hand they beat pole man Valtteri Bottas in a straight fight, ending Vettel's run of recent misfortune, and logging a morale-boosting late season win.On the other, there was no escaping the fact that a man who started 20th and from the pitlane crossed the line just 5.4 seconds ...

Grosjean lost control of his Haas at Turn 5 on the opening lap of the grand prix and hit Esteban Ocon, sending the Force India into the barrier and into his first F1 retirement.The stewards deemed Grosjean to be at fault and handed him a 10-second time penalty and two points on his licence.Grosjean, who finished 15th, apologised for causing the accident but said after the race he is ...

The world champion had to start from the pits at Interlagos following a crash in qualifying that prompted the fitting of a new specification engine.He made good use of the extra power available to scythe through the field and at one point looked like he had the pace to win, before he lost time lapping backmarkers and found himself held back by third-place Kimi Raikkonen.But with just ...

Straight from the paddock, we give you an all-encompassing account of all the action from the race weekend, plus compelling interviews with the sport’s star names.Muggings, paddock blow-ups between teams and engine manufacturers, and some storming drives form the back of the grid – the Brazilian GP had it all.Sure it was Sebastian Vettel who won the race – thanks to a bold move on ...

PODIUM INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Kai Ebel)Q: Sebastian, isn't that a fantastic payback after Mexico, winning in front of this outstanding audience. It was an outstanding start too? Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah, initially I had a very good getaway and then I had a bit of wheelspin, so I thought, “ah, I missed my chance”. But I think Valtteri was struggling even more off the line, so I really ...

This was a good win for Ferrari, and a painful loss for Valtteri Bottas and Mercedes. They had defied expectations on Saturday by beating Sebastian Vettel to pole position, after the German had set the provisional pole time.But on Sunday, the race was all about the start. Vettel got the better launch and that was enough to give him a run on Bottas, as the pole is on the outside at ...

Less than 48 hours after Mercedes team members were subject to a terrifying armed robbery, and despite promises of a heightened police presence around the track, a car being driven by Pirelli tyre fitters was targeted by robbers.It is understood that the criminals attempted to force the Pirelli car to stop so it could try to rob the people inside – but luckily the tyre company’s staff ...

Grosjean lost control of his Haas car at Turn 5 on the opening lap of the race, hitting the Force India, which was sent into the barriers and out of the race.It was Ocon's first retirement in Formula 1.Stewards deemed that Grosjean had been at fault and imposed a 10-second time penalty.Although Grosjean apologised to Ocon for the accident, the Frenchman was baffled as to why he was ...

While teammate Brendon Hartley retired just over halfway point in the race – continuing Toro Rosso's recent run of reliability woes – Gasly made it to the end in 12th, a lap down on race winner Sebastian Vettel.But Gasly's Toro Rosso did not have a trouble-free run either, the Frenchman slowing on the main straight on the final tour as he took the chequered flag at 60km/h."I knew ...

As revealed by Motorsport.com, F1's control tyre supplier has been evaluating multiple options for next year's batch of tyres and could add as many as three new compounds to the range.After Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, Pirelli revealed it will add a pink-walled tyre, which will become the softest available.It has launched a vote on Twitter for fans to decide whether it is named the ...

2017-11-12 Magnussen didn’t see Ricciardo in three-way clash with Vandoorne

The crash transpired as three cars touched simultaneously at the second corner of the race. Vandoorne’s McLaren was sandwiched between the Haas of Magnussen (on the inside) and Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo (outside), and the contact between Magnussen’s left-front and Vandoorne’s right-front corners broke suspension arms on each car.Ricciardo, in the meantime, was spun across the bows ...

McLaren driver Alonso spent a big part of the race behind the Mercedes-powered Williams of Felipe Massa but, despite appearing faster on the corners, the Spaniard was unable to pass the Brazilian on the straights due to his lack of top speed.Alonso reckons his rivals were around 50km/h quicker when running behind him with DRS enabled.The two-time champion labeled Honda's lack of ...

Having crashed in the first segment of qualifying on Saturday, Hamilton started from the pits and scythed his way through the pack in the opening stages of the race.Fifth after making his only pitstop in the race, he picked off the Red Bull of Max Verstappen before catching up to the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen, but he could not overtake the Finn for the final spot on the podium."I was ...

The Mercedes driver had claimed his third pole position of the season, and his first front-row start in 10 races, at Interlagos, but was passed by Vettel into Turn 1.Bottas came close to retaking the lead after stopping one lap earlier than the Ferrari, but Vettel rejoined ahead and kept Bottas at arm's length for the rest of the grand prix.Having not won since July's Austrian Grand ...

Vettel passed pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas down the inside into Turn 1 and had the pace to fend off an attack from his Mercedes rival to secure Ferrari's first victory since Hungary in July.Bottas crossed the line second, 2.7 seconds adrift, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen holding off a charging Hamilton, who had started from the pitlane, to finish third for the third race in ...

Bottas was left to carry the hopes of the Brackley-based team after Lewis Hamilton crashed at the start of Q1, relegating the newly-crowned world champion to last on the grid.In the face of strong competition from Sebastian Vettel, Bottas stole position on his second run, with the Ferrari driver admitting that he was too cautious on the brakes.Wolff and fellow Mercedes bos ...

A number of Mercedes crew were subject to an armed robbery near the track on Friday night, with Williams and FIA personnel also coming face-to-face with gun-carrying criminals.On Saturday night, robbers tried to stop a minibus carrying Sauber team members, but the crew's driver was able to escape. ...

Amid the background of tensions between teams and Liberty over future engine rules and a drop in the commercial rights income they are receiving, Lauda does not believe that the direction F1 appears to be heading in is right."I'm worried,” said Lauda in an interview with Italian newspaper Gazzetto dello Sport.“It was right that the American ...

Pressure on public funds, amid an uncertain economic climate in Brazil, has led to a proposal to raise cash through the privatisation of real estate, including the circuit, owned by the city.The three parties that are interested are believed to be a mix of Brazilian and international groups, with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone understood to still be interested in making a bid.The tender ...

The team's original plan had been to use Force One to create a more generic identity, in an attempt to appeal to sponsors. Earlier this year, several UK companies were set up using that name as the first step towards a change.However, feedback from the sport's new owners has suggested that the name is potentially too close to that of F1, especially when abbreviated.Deputy team ...

India hosted three grands prix between 2011-13 at Greater Noida’s Buddh International Circuit, before financial and bureaucratic issues forced the race out of the F1 map.With circuit owner Jaypee Group's financial position worsening in recent years, the Indian GP is also unlikely to return in short-to-medium term.Hakkinen, who retired exactly a decade before India’s first F1 race ...

TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Johnny Herbert)Valtteri, well done, your third pole position, perfect timing for you. How do you feel?Valtteri BOTTAS: Yeah, it feels good. Still a bit shaky. It’s a good feeling. It was just a nice lap. It was so close with Sebastian all the way through the qualifying and sometimes with Kimi as well. I got a good lap in the end. Obviously Lewis was out ...

Bottas’s driving is analysed in unique detail in the latest video from Motorsport TV’s weekly programme The Flying Lap.Thanks to four cameras mounted in Bottas's AMG Mercedes C63, renowned driver coach Rob Wilson is able to examine the Finn’s driving style in never-before-seen detail. He explains what his expert eye is seeing to host Peter Windsor. ...

A minibus carrying Mercedes personnel was held up at gunpoint after leaving the track, as robbers stole valuables in a frightening moment for those involved. Luckily no-one was injured in the incident.With members of Williams, and officials from the FIA, also experiencing close calls as armed robbers targeted F1 personnel, the issue of safety became a big talking point on qualifying ...

The four-time world champion crashed into the barriers at the fast uphill Ferradura right-hander on his first flying lap in qualifying at Interlagos.As Hamilton was set to start from the back of the field anyway, Mercedes has opted to fit parts “of a different specification to those used in qualifying”.Mercedes says it will also fit a new engine, with Hamilton moving onto his fifth ...

An angry Massa, in his final home grand prix, slammed Sainz for what he labeled a "completely unacceptable" incident, accusing the Spaniard of having impeded him in Q3 on purpose.Massa said: "I even spoke to him and said 'this time you disturbed me on purpose, you knew I was coming.' And he said, 'Yeah, I knew, because you disturbed me yesterday in the long run.'"He did it on purpose ...

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